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1880 architecture
The year 1880 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Buildings and structures
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1880
Buildings
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August 14 – Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, is completed after 632 years.Cologne Cathedral https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/292 whc.unesco.org 18 January 2018 en
Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof (railway station) in Berlin, Germany, rebuilt by Franz Heinrich Schwechten, is completed.Anhalter Bahnhof (Berlin-Kreuzberg, 1880) https://structurae.de/bauwerke/anhalter-bahnhof Structurae 19 January 2018 de
Manchester Central railway station in Manchester, England is completed.Britton Paul Guided tour will track history of former station https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/guided-tour-manchester-central-track-2597173 men 19 January 2018 15 April 2013
Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne is completed.Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1131 whc.unesco.org 19 January 2018 en
Yıldız Palace, Istanbul, Turkey, is built.
Bathing Ghat, Bulandshahr, India, is completed.
Awards
RIBA Royal Gold Medal – John Loughborough Pearson.Goold David John Loughborough Pearson – Dictionary of Scottish Architects http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=202441 www.scottisharchitects.org.uk 19 January 2018
Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Louis Girault.Gelis-Didot Pierre Paris Mansions and Apartments 1893: Facades, Floor Plans and Architectural Details 2012 Courier Corporation 978-0-486-15431-2 https://books.google.com/books?id=R7_BdMN3yuoC&pg=PR5 en
Births
April 1 – Louis Laybourne Smith – Australian architect (died 1965)Irwin J. C. Smith, Louis Laybourne (1880–1965) smith-louis-laybourne-8479 19 January 2018
April 9 – Jan Letzel, Czech architect (died 1925)A look at the Czech architect who built Hiroshima's Industrial Promotion Hall — today's A-Bomb Dome.
May 4 – Bruno Taut, German architect and urban planner (died 1938)
May 19 – Albert Richardson, English architect, writer, and professor of architecture (died 1964)Sir Albert Richardson https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/albert-richardson-pra www.royalacademy.org.uk 19 January 2018
May 25 – Eižens Laube, Latvian architect (died 1967)Eižens Laube https://nekropole.info/en/Eizens-Laube nekropole.info 19 January 2018 en
June 15 – Aymar Embury II, American architect (died 1966)
October 23 – Dominikus Böhm, German church architect (died 1955)
November 9 – Giles Gilbert Scott, English architect, son of George Gilbert Scott, Jr. (died 1960)Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert (1880–1960) Gavin Stamp Gavin Stamp 10.1093/ref:odnb/60773 2004 2016-03-23 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/35987
Deaths
January 27 – Edward Middleton Barry, English architect (born 1830)Royal Academy of Arts Collections – Person http://www.racollection.org.uk/ixbin/indexplus?_IXACTION_=file&_IXFILE_=templates/full/person.html&_IXTRAIL_=&person=5511 www.racollection.org.uk 19 January 2018
May 25 – Richard Lane, English architect (born 1795)Richard Lane http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=204713 www.scottisharchitects.org.uk 19 January 2018
August 22 – Benjamin Ferrey, English architect (born 1810)Benjamin Ferrey http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=201133 www.scottisharchitects.org.uk 19 January 2018
Developments
Margaret Hicks became the first woman to graduate from an architecture course at an American university.The History of Cornell AAP https://aap.cornell.edu/glance/who-we-are/our-story/ Cornell University Architecture Art and Planning Cornell University 10 July 2018
References
Architecture
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